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Second (Western Australian Mounted Infantry) Contingent
Departed: February 3, 1900
Returned: December 8, 1900
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[Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS ABBOTT Charles Edgar Lance-Corporal .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ANDREWS Edward Rupertsberger Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ARTHUR George Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... AYRE William Webster Lance-Corporal Promoted to Corporal 22/3/1900 BARCLAY Archibald Henry Lieutenant Promoted to Lieutenant 29/5/1900; Served through the various operations; Queen's Medal with clasps BARLEE Alan Haynes Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... BERESFORD George St George R. Lance-Corporal Promoted to Quartermaster-Sergeant 18/12/1900; Lieutenant in 8th Australian Commonwealth Horse 5/5/1902 BIRCH Harold Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... BISHOP Archibald Farrier Sergeant-Major .... .... .... .... .... .... .... BRETAG Frederick William Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... BROWN Maitland Howard Private Promoted to Corporal 3/3/1900; Sergeant 18/7/1900 [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS BULLOCK John Aiton Private Promoted to Corporal 30/3/1901; Lieutenant in Bush Veldt Carbineers 7/3/1901 BUNNY Bryce Victor Eric Private Promoted to Lance-Corporal 22/3/1900 BUTTERMER Ernest Archdall Private Slightly wounded at Waterval Onder 3/9/1900 CAMPBELL Henry Alexander Quartermaster-Sergeant .... .... .... .... .... .... .... CAMPBELL John Bruce Stewart Private Reported missing at Rhenoster 28/7/1900; Rejoined 9/8/1900 CHASE Richard Henry Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... CLARKSON Henry Wilberforce Private Promoted to Corporal 3/3/1900; Sergeant 15/3/1901; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901 COLLINS Percy Carpendale Private Promoted to Lance-Corporal 22/3/1900; Corporal 6/7/1900; Lieutenant in South African Constabulary 7/3/1901 COMRIE Alexander N. Sergeant-Major .... .... .... .... .... .... .... CONNOLLY John Richard Arthur Private Promoted to Corporal 3/3/1900; Sergeant 16/5/1900 CORNISH Gordon Anthony Robinson Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS CRAMOND James Dickson Private Promoted to Corporal 30/3/1901 CRAWFORD Angus Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... CURTIS Richard Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... DAWSON Eric Blakeney Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... DE CASTILLA John Lieutenant Served until end of war; mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 19/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with 5 clasps; King's Medal with 2 clasps DOIG Frederick John Private Severely wounded at Belfast 2/8/1900 DRAPER Edward Henry Corporal Promoted to Sergeant 3/3/1900; Seregeant-Major 19/12/1900; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901 DUFFY Jarlath Stephen Lieutenant Promoted to Lieutenant 25/3/1901; Served through the various operations; Queen's Medal with clasps ESDAILE Ronald Douglas Walley Private Promoted to Lieutenant in 4th Australian Commonwealth Horse FARLEY Patrick Henry Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... FIRNS Thomas Private Slightly wounded at Vet River 5/5/1900 [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS GLEN Alexander Henry Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... GREENE Arthur Henry Private Severely wounded at Vet River 5/5/1900; Invalided to Australia arriving 31/7/1900 HARDIE James Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... HARRINGTON William Private Slightly wounded at Belfast 2/8/1900 HARRIS Samuel Lieutenant Promoted to Captain (local in South Africa) 1/3/1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 16/4/1901; Queen's Medal with clasps HOLLES Arthur Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... INGLIS S. Lieutenant Queen's Medal with clasps INNES Olive Selwyn Long Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... JAMES Frederick Edward Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... JEFFERS Edward Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... JEFFERS John Patrick Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS JONES Arthur Belmont Private Slightly wounded at Kroomdraai 2/8/1900 KELBY Oliver William Private Promoted to Lance-Corporal 18/7/1900 KENNERLY Thomas Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... KIRKALDY Kirkaldy Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... KYLE John Austin Joseph Lance-Corporal .... .... .... .... .... .... .... LOCKETT Harry Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... LONGMAN Edward Robert Private Slightly wounded at Kroomdraai 2/8/1900 MALEY Henry Kennedy Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... McCARTHY James Joseph Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... McFARLANE Sydney Collin Private Slightly wounded at Vet River 5/5/1900 McKENNA Walter John Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... McLEAN Angus Lachlan Private Wounded at Val River 5/5/1900; Invalided to Australia 31/7/1900 [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS McMASTERS Robert Thomas Lieutenant Promoted to Captain 1/3/1900; Queen's Medal with clasps McROBINSON Edward Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... MESSER Arthur S.B. Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... MILLS John Brien Private Promoted to Corporal 3/3/1900; Sergeant 30/3/1901 MITCHELL Charles Douglas Private Promoted to Lance-Corporal 30/3/1901 MORAN William Armstrong Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... MORRISON Alexander de Burgh Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... MORRISON James de Burgh Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... MUSGROVE Mandeville Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... NEVILLE Frederick Hugh Rother Private Invalided to Australia arriving 21/8/1900 NOLAN Edward Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... NORTHCOTT Cecil Private Promoted to Corporal 3/3/1900 [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS OLIVER Spencer Alwyne Lieutenant Promoted to Lieutenant 1/3/1900; Captain 25/2/1901; Joined South African Constabulary 12/4/1901; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 19/4/1901; D.S.O.; Queen's Medal with clasps O'BRIEN Edward Dunegh Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... O'MARA John Joseph Corporal Wounded at Vet River 4/5/1900 PALMER Henry Geoffry Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... PERKINS Stanley Millbank Private Promoted to Lance-Corporal 3/3/1900 PILKINGTON H.L. Major Promoted to Major 21/12/1899; Lieutenant-Colonel (local in South Africa) 15/8/1900; Mentioned in despatches in 'London Gazette' 19/4/1901; C.B.; Queen's Medal with 4 clasps POOLEY Reginald William Price Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... POTTER Lewis Dudley Paul Lieutenant Promoted to Lieutenant 1/3/1900; Slightly wounded at Johannesburg 29/5/1900; Joined South African Constabulary; Queen's Medal with clasps POWER William Private Injured in horse accident; Invalided to Australia arriving in Victoria 10/8/1900 REID Stanley Spencer Private Reported missing at Rhenoster 28/7/1900; Rejoined 9/8/1900; Promoted to Lieutenant 8/3/1901; Served with the 6th Contingent ROBERTSON James Huntley Corporal Promoted to Sergeant 3/3/1900 ROKBY James Augustus Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS ROSE Percy Cooper Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... RYAN Timothy Joseph Private Wounded severely at Pan 17/8/1900 SALMON Algernon Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... SCHRODER Ernest Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... SKIPWITH Edward Renan Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... SLAWSON George Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... SPEERS Alfred Ernest Private Severely wounded at Vet River 5/5/1900; Mentioned in Commander-in-Chief's despatches 2/4/1901 STEWART Duncan John Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... STEWART John Mitchel Young Captain .... .... .... .... .... .... .... STEWART Sydney William Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... STRICKLAND Arthur James Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... STUBBS Gerald Salkeld Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... [Top] SOLDIER'S NAME RANK COMMENTS THORBURN Ernest Smet Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... THURSTON John Bates Milne Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... UNIACKE Gerald L. Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... WATSON Arthur John Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... WHITE Charles Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... WHITEMAN William Leighton Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... WILLIAMS Claude William Private Promoted to Lieutenant with the 5th Contingent 11/12/1900 WILSON George Ernest Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... WITHNELL Ernest Willmott Private Slightly wounded at Pretoria 5/6/1900 WOODMAN Charles Private .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ZEITSCH Arthur Clarence Private Invalided to Australia arriving 31/7/1900
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Nov 1, 2001
Rob Nelson.
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